Please take a look at the upcoming conference that will be held at the beginning of April.
PLD 14th MID-YEAR CONFERENCE
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
THURSDAY, April 7th
Morning: possible White House tour
Afternoon (time TBD): Guided tour, in Portuguese, of the American Gallery of Art in DC
Evening: Dinner with NCATA, in DC (location and time TBD)
FRIDAY, April 8th
Sessions at the Embassy Suites:
8:15- 8:30 Welcome by PLD Administrator, Elena Langdon
8:30-10:00 Solange M. dos Santos A cesta e o cabaz: Financial Translation for Lusophone Africa from a Brazilian Perspective
10:00-10:30 (coffee break)
10:30-12:00 Naomi Sutcliffe de Moraes An Introduction to European Union Law for Translators
1:30-3:00 Kim Olsen & Doris Schraft Preparing for the Portuguese> English Certification Exam
3:00-3:30 ATA Headquarters visit
3:30-5:00 Timothy Yuan The Global Financial Crisis: What It Is and How to Translate It
Evening: Dinner at restaurant in Alexandria, TBD
SATURDAY, April 9th
Sessions at the Embassy Suites:
8:30-9:30 Marilda Averbug Myths about Conference Interpretation
9:40-10:40 Márcia Loureiro Comunicação Oficial e a Língua Padrão
10:40-11:00 coffee break
11:00-12:00 Eloisa Marques The art of editing, or what happens to your technical translation when you are done?
1:30-3:00 Zarita Araújo-Lane Learning medical terminology through case studies
3:00-3:30 coffee break
3:30-5:00 Arlene Kelly Color and Culture: Varying Descriptions of Physical Characteristics
Closing reception — location TBD
SUNDAY, April 10th
9:00am ATA Certification exam
Sunday morning passeio, location TBD
